FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, January 17th, 2013
FIVE COLLEGE GAMES ON NBC SPORTS NETWORK, TONIGHT – SATURDAY
NEW YORK – January 17, 2013 – NBC Sports Network will televise five live-event college sports contests across the next three days, including Top 15 college hockey teams on consecutive nights and a college basketball tripleheader on Saturday.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Coverage begins on Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. ET, when Cornell hosts Columbia at Newman Arena in Ithaca, N.Y. Randy Moss will serve as the play-by-play announcer for the matchup alongside analyst Dalen Cuff.
At 5 p.m. ET, Hofstra will travel to the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. to take on George Mason. Mike Corey will handle play-by-play duties for the game and will be joined by analyst Ron Thompson.
Coverage continues at 7 p.m. ET when Colorado State hosts UNLV at Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colo. Play-by-play announcer Steve Schlanger will call the action with analyst Blaine Fowler.
| Date |
Game |
Time (ET) |
| Sat., Jan. 19 | Columbia at Cornell | 3 p.m. |
| Sat., Jan. 19 | Hofstra at George Mason | 5 p.m. |
| Sat., Jan. 19 | UNLV at Colorado State | 7 p.m. |
COLLEGE HOCKEY
In addition to this week’s college basketball coverage, NBC Sports Network will feature two college hockey contests, each featuring a Top 15 team.
Tonight at 7 p.m. ET, No. 15 UMass Lowell hosts Providence at the Paul E. Tsongas Center in Lowell, Mass. Steve Schlanger will serve as play-by-play announcer alongside ‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst Ken Hodge.
Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. ET, Harvard heads to New Haven, Conn. to take on No. 12 Yale at Ingalls Rink. John Walton will manage play-by-play duties with ‘Inside-the-Glass’ analyst Ken Hodge.
| Date | Game | Time (ET) |
| Thurs., Jan. 17 | Providence at No. 15 UMass Lowell | 7 p.m. |
| Fri., Jan. 18 | Harvard at No. 12 Yale | 7:30 p.m. |
